Background
Checketts, Dave was born on September 16, 1955 in Salt Lake City. Son of Clyde Alvin and Edith (Jones) Checketts.
professional sports team executive
Checketts, Dave was born on September 16, 1955 in Salt Lake City. Son of Clyde Alvin and Edith (Jones) Checketts.
Bachelor of Science, University Utah, 1979. Master of Business Administration, Brigham Young University, 1981.
Management consultant Bain and Company, Boston, 1980-1983. Executive vice president Utah Jazz, National Basketball Association, Salt Lake City, 1983-1984, president, 1984-1987, president, general manager, 1987-1988, general manager, 1988-1989. Vice president development National Basketball Association, New York City, 1990—1991.
President New York Knickerbockers, National Basketball Association, 1991—1994. President, Chief Executive Officer Madison Square Gardens, 1994—2001. Founder, chairman Sports Capital Partners (SCP), since 2001.
Chairman SportsWest Communications, since 2002. Principal owner, operator Real Salt Lake (Master of Library Science franchise), Salt Lake City, since 2004. Principal owner. governor St. Louis Blues, since 2006.
Board directors JetBlue Airways Corporation, since 2000, Citadel Broadcasting Corporation, since 2002, McLeodUSA Inc., since 2004.
The Heavenly Mother is like the Heavenly Father: perfect, wise, compassionate, and holy. Every human being is a beloved spirit child of heavenly parents, God the Father and a Heavenly Mother.
Trustee Salt Lake Visitor and Convention Bureau, 1986. Lodge: Rotary.
Married Deb Leishman, June 2, 1977. Children: Spencer, Katie, Nathaniel, Andrew, Benjamin, Elizabeth.